London taxi driver travels 2,000 miles, 38 hours to Spain for dog

A London taxi driver has revealed that he made a 2,000 mile, 38-hour journey to Madrid to pick up a customer's dog.

John Jupp traveled to Spain via ferry and his trusty cab at the request of a loyal customer, the Evening Standard reports.

"She asked if I take dogs in my taxi," he recollected. "As she had previously been a good customer, I said yes.

"She then asked me to give her a price to pick the dog up and bring it to her house in Knightsbridge, so I asked her for the address. Her reply was truly a moment I will not forget - Madrid."

However, the trip was thrown into jeopardy upon Judd's return journey with the labrador and its Spanish handler.

"We were greeted by a very nice chap [in Calais] who explained that the dog's vet certificate had expired by six hours, resulting in it not being allowed to travel," he revealed.

"Worse still, even if we saw a vet at 9pm we would have to wait 24 hours. I can report that French vets are as mercenary as British ones and we parted with £100 for six minutes - good work if you can get it."

Judd returned the dog to its owner after spending the night in France.

He declined to say how much the fare cost, but teased that he considered turning down the customer's request for fear that his credit card processing firm could not handle such a large amount.